📓 Chapter 5: The UK Government, the Law and Your Role
5.4.4 Judges and courts
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Judges are responsible for interpreting the law and ensuring fair trials. In England and Wales, minor criminal cases are heard in Magistrates' Courts, while serious cases go to the Crown Court. The highest court in the UK is the Supreme Court. In Scotland, the highest criminal court is the High Court of Justiciary, and the highest civil court is the Court of Session. Judges are independent of the government.
Key Facts
- Magistrates' Courts — minor cases; Crown Court — serious cases
- Supreme Court — highest court in UK
- Scotland: High Court of Justiciary (criminal), Court of Session (civil)
📝 अध्ययन नोट्स
- UK में सर्वोच्च न्यायालय Supreme Court है।
- Magistrates' Courts — छोटे मामले; Crown Court — गंभीर मामले
- Supreme Court — UK में सर्वोच्च न्यायालय
- Scotland: High Court of Justiciary (आपराधिक), Court of Session (दीवानी)
- छोटे आपराधिक मामले Magistrates' Courts में सुने जाते हैं।
- Magistrates' Courts — छोटे मामले; Crown Court — गंभीर मामले
- Supreme Court — UK में सर्वोच्च न्यायालय
- Scotland: High Court of Justiciary (आपराधिक), Court of Session (दीवानी)
- Scotland में सर्वोच्च आपराधिक न्यायालय High Court of Justiciary है।
- Magistrates' Courts — छोटे मामले; Crown Court — गंभीर मामले
- Supreme Court — UK में सर्वोच्च न्यायालय
- Scotland: High Court of Justiciary (आपराधिक), Court of Session (दीवानी)
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